aarongertler

Karma: 648

I work for Open Philanthropy. I spent 2019-2021 at the Centre for Effective Altruism, where I ran the EA Forum. I’m also a semi-professional gamer and streamer who placed second at the 2020 Magic: the Gathering world championship (“Grand Finals”).

Open Philanthropy is hiring for multiple roles across our Global Catastrophic Risks teams

aarongertlerOct 4, 2023, 6:04 PM

6 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

EA Forum Creative Writing Contest: $10,000 in prizes for good stories

aarongertlerSep 12, 2021, 9:25 PM

32 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

One Study, Many Results (Matt Clancy)

aarongertlerJul 18, 2021, 11:10 PM

84 points

19 comments9 min readLW link

(mattsclancy.substack.com)

Tom Chivers, author of “The AI Does Not Hate You”, is running an AMA on the EA Forum

aarongertlerMar 11, 2021, 6:22 AM

14 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

aarongertler’s Shortform

aarongertlerJan 6, 2021, 11:43 PM

4 points

4 comments LW link

[Question] What are good ways of convincing someone to rethink an impossible dream?

aarongertlerMar 19, 2020, 12:06 AM

14 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Who are your favorite “hidden rationalists”?

aarongertlerJan 11, 2015, 6:26 AM

25 points

43 comments2 min readLW link

Good books for incoming college students?

aarongertlerJul 6, 2014, 1:21 AM

2 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

Should I take an academic class on rationality?

aarongertlerApr 27, 2014, 9:54 PM

8 points

27 comments1 min readLW link

What are some science mistakes you made in college?

aarongertlerMar 23, 2014, 5:28 AM

10 points

32 comments1 min readLW link

Rational Evangelism

aarongertlerFeb 26, 2014, 6:00 AM

12 points

151 comments3 min readLW link

Buying Debt as Effective Altruism?

aarongertlerNov 13, 2013, 6:09 AM

17 points

47 comments1 min readLW link

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